There’s a reason president-elect Donald Trump defends and even praises Vladimir Putin. It’s also probably the same reason he won’t release his taxes. As author Sarah Kendzior wrote on Twitter, “Thread from researcher on Trump’s financial ties to Russia. Very informative; read the whole thing.” She’s not wrong. The thread is very revealing. Researcher Selim Sazak exposed Trump’s shady business dealings during a tweetstorm. Interestingly, his series of tweets ended with, “All of this (& I repeat ALL OF THIS) is stuff that was out there. Publicly available information. Few people looked, fewer people cared.” That’s how far we’ve fallen as a nation. Most Republican voters do not care that Trump has ties to a murderous thug like Putin. Or to Turkish gangsters.

It begins with noting Trump’s Turkish ties.

I will be starting a thread on Trump’s Turkish ties now. Before I do, though, I want to clear some common misconceptions I witnessed (1)